Conferences & Scholarships

One Young World leading scholarship 2025

DEADLINE: JULY 7, 2025 — One Young World’s Leading Scholarship is for young leaders who are devising meaningful strategies to build a more sustainable world.

This scholarship will enable selected young leaders join the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, Germany from November 3 – 6.

Designed to identify and support outstanding young leaders from countries that are often under-represented at global forums and decision-making spaces, the Leading Scholarship include:

* Full delegate access to the One Young World Summit in Munich, Germany.
* Hotel accommodation between 2 and 6 November 2025.
* Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
* The cost of travel to and from Munich. Your flight to and from Munich must depart from and return to one and the same international airport.

Most delegates are between the age of 18 and 30.

The application deadline is July 7, 2025.

APPLY HERE

MEDIA AND JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FROM I-79 MEDIA

Howard G. Buffett Fund for female journalists

DEADLINE: ROLLING — Female journalists around the world can apply for the Howard G. Buffett Fund offered through the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF). APPLY HERE

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DEADLINE: ROLLING — The O’Shaughnessy Fellowship is a one-year programme open to innovative creators around the world. APPLY HERE

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Pulitzer Center is offering global reporting grants

DEADLINE: ROLLING —The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media, from global health to climate change. APPLY HERE 

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Unbias the News seeks pitches on underreported stories

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